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Sepulchral monuments > Lanterns of the dead

Preferred term

Lanterns of the dead  

Definition(s)

  • Slender, tower-like structures erected in cemeteries to contain a light and often an altar; common in Medieval France [AAT]

Broader concept(s)

Synonym(s)

  • BEACONS, CEMETERY
  • CEMETERY BEACONS
  • Graveyard lanterns
  • TOWERS, LANTERNS OF THE DEAD

Notation

  • 115583

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-QL8FFG5C-J

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